Chinese officials reported 44 cases of an unknown pneumonia to the WHO, marking the official start of what would become the COVID-19 pandemic. Within...
The luxury liner carrying over 4,000 people struck a reef off Giglio Island after the captain sailed too close to shore in a risky 'salute' maneuver....
Gates handed the CEO role to Steve Ballmer while remaining as chairman and chief software architect. The move marked a shift in leadership for the wor...
The Virginia Democrat was sworn in as governor, breaking a barrier that had stood since the founding of the republic. His grandfather had been sold as...
Six women, including Sally Ride and Judith Resnik, were chosen for the space program, ending an all-male tradition that had lasted since 1958. The ann...
The Man in Black recorded a live album in front of 2,000 inmates at California's Folsom State Prison. The performance included 'Folsom Prison Blues' a...
The toy company began manufacturing the flying disc, originally called the 'Pluto Platter.' The name 'Frisbee' came from Connecticut's Frisbie Pie Com...
Nazi submarines started sinking merchant vessels within sight of American beaches, creating a 'second Pearl Harbor' that caught the U.S. completely un...
Twenty-two African American women established the public service sorority, which would grow to become one of the largest Greek organizations for Black...
The famous French novelist wrote an open letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully convicting army officer Alfred Dreyfus o...
Socialist leader Keir Hardie established the party in Bradford, which would eventually merge with other groups to form the modern Labour Party. This m...
Cowboy Ikua Purdy accepted a wager that he couldn't drive a herd of wild cattle off a cliff near Waimea. He succeeded spectacularly, though the cattle...
General Andrew Jackson's forces achieved a stunning victory against British troops, unaware that the Treaty of Ghent had been signed two weeks earlier...